Thanks for the comments guys much appreciated :-) well done to everyone in pool 9 and robm - wtf dude lol i was gutted !!!

Right its here : - http://woody.vertohost.net:8008

I'll be broadcasting live commentary on pre-chosen races in the OLFSL (ones that dont conflict with mines)

First one was tonight and Pool 1 - which provided some great action ... and again tonight with Pool 9 which is live right now...

Please use this thread to leave comments

Thanks

Fireball

aye what track / car - im in college at the moment nearly greeting at this small pile of work to finish off :'(

wed nights is cool with me - id love to enter, olfsl is at the weekends

Id like to join providing it doesnt clash with the olfsl

Yeh lol i was totally gunning for you ! - I would have had you i think if i hadnt been nudged by the guy that was on pole lol

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! why did you have to remind me - *cries*

YES!!!! 3rd place on my first finish :-)

Pool 10 here - cant get into the server - wrong password

cool 50% fuel sounds about enough :-) pool 10 here lol o_0

I know this sounds really daft but its so simple! right the broadcaster needs two pcs, one pc to spectate in the race - actually connected to the server, then feeding the video and sound to a second pc via a capture card.

You could easily add effects, commentary or really anything else, this would work with Windows Media, RealServer or even (the most likely) WinampVideo... its so easy to setup a winamp server and you can easily adjust a hirable music server to stream the races, if anyone wants more details then give me a shout

Good luck to everyone for tonights race, im second on the grid in pool 9 - hoping to get my first finish of the season...

Tips for tonight:

Concentration - this goes for everyone, id say the biggest risk tonight is not other racers but the track itself, and even more so when your on your own as you can easily let your guard slip, be wary of turns 2 + 3 (chicane) or else we'll be driving past you on your roof , the same warning goes for the last sweeping chicane, if you clip that left kerb your guaranteed to lose it.

Overtaking - well these cars ain't exactly bombing it round the track are they, but yet still drafting will hold a little boost for you, time it just so you are on the throttle down the main straight before the guy in front and you should have enough space to pass him.

Strategy - fuel will be important tonight, the higher leagues may be opting for the speed of a two stop strategy, whereas myself will be opting for a onestop strategy, purely because after about 15-20 laps i find the car difficult to keep complete control of, sure i can slide round the corners but this is not a sensible option when other racers are involved. Cars tend to use about 1.2 per lap so use that accordingly

no stop - around 45 litres (if you can get that much, never done it myself)
1 stop - around 25 litres - stopping around lap 20
2 stops - around 18 litres - stopping around lap 15 and lap 30

owch, whats up with the wheel - ? it might mean you needing to tweak your settings on LFS or your setup on the car - the handling of the GTi can be skittish at first as i mentioned

I think the GTI is a very good car for this track - its one of the first car's you drive on LFS - with it being in the demo etc...

What speed do you guys take the sweeping right hander at? (the corner after the long straight), i usually manage to peg it on a decent set at around 63

The only problem I find with the GTi is that it can be very slidey until the tires are warmed up, after a few laps its usually spot on but care and attention will be needed on the first few laps...

Anyways, I'm going to keep hotlapping and trying to improve my qualifying but for now, best of luck with qualifying and see you on sunday

lol @ ppl baying for blood in other news - I qualified about Fiendi wayhey! - lets hope i dont punt my car on my side on lap 2 again :'(

lol you mean me sitting on my side being mocked by the rest in my pool earned me points ? get in

does anyone have a replay for pool 9 i want to replay my horror : (

lol or you end up on your arse like me :'( I smashed it going into the pits on lap 2

that was crap then - got put out on the second lap and your not allowed to reset *sighs* bit bloody crap for 35 mins of prep and then what 2 minutes racing grrr

It says on the website that the pool 9 race is at 4pm GMT - do we take BST in effect - i.e. its 3:18pm GMT - is the race in 45 minutes or an hour and 45 mins ?

its ok I know im in pool 9 :-) just was for the passwords for tonight

lol had a little practice race this morning on the server - could i please inform you lot that 3 cars doesnt go into that chicane lol - from personal experience - one car ended on the moon and i think i ended up in a tree with the middle car whistling nonchalently as he drove off ...

I can't get into the site either - and the race is today

Quote from Spudster :

NOBODY JOIN!!!!!

THEY ARE ALL N00BS!!!!!

IMHO THIS EVENT SHOULD BE STOPPED!!!!!

IMVHO THEY SHOULD BE TAUGHT MANNERS AND THE MEANING OF RESPECT AND INTELLIGENCE BEFORE THEY ARE EVER ALLOWED TO PLAY LFS!!!!!

IMO I AM LESS ANNOYED BY THE iDi CLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I usually don't reply to troll's but I strongly disagree with your attitude, from what I can see your idea's are very generic in the first place...

If this guy has explicitly stolen your idea and passed it off as his own then be civil about it, talk to the guy and don't start acting like some child whose had his lollipop stolen.

I haven't been on these forum's long but I can see its mostly filled with articulate, intelligent people...lets keep it that way eh..

many thanks - its rather easy to do :-) heres the current changes..

Nvidia logo added to roof (hush ATI fanbois :P)
SkySports logo added to side
Driver name and flag added to doors